Where does “reistailu” come from?

reistailu (Finnish) comes from Finnish reistailla, from Finnish reistata, from Swedish fresta, from Old Norse freista, from Proto-Germanic fraistōną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

reistailu (Finnish): acting up, malfunctioning

Definitions

  1. acting up, malfunctioning

Ancestry of “reistailu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishreistailla—
2Finnishreistatato act up, to malfunction
3Swedishfrestatempt
4Old Norsefreistato try, tempt, make trial of
5Proto-Germanicfraistōnąto attempt, to try
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fraistōną →